South America
Colombia
Colombia covers about 1,135,000 km² (438,000 mi²), the 27th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Ethiopia, at about 1,127,000 km².
- 1,135,000km²Area, main territory
- 52.3 millionPopulation
- 37.0In Belgiums
200 km
- Colombia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 1,135,000 km²438,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 1,142,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 37.0 |
| Capital | Bogotá |
| Population | 52.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 46 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 4°S to 14°N |
| In other languages | Kolumbien Deutsch · Colombie Français · Colômbia Português · コロンビア 日本語 · 哥伦比亚 中文 · 콜롬비아 한국어 |
| Continent | South America#4 of 13 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Colombia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 15.0× the size of Colombia.
- At 46 people per km², Colombia is the 119th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Colombia lies at 4°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Colombia's main territory stretches about 1,860 km north to south and 1,350 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,142,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,135,000 km², to within 2%.
How Colombia measures up
Colombia holds 6.4% of the land area and 12% of the people of the 13 countries listed for South America.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,135,000 km² | 26th of 239 |
| Population | 52.3 million | 27th of 237 |
| Density | 46 per km² | 119th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 3.9°N | 163rd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Colombia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 37.0× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 4.66× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 3.17× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 3.04× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 2.07× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.36× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.13× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.12× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.07× its size |
Where Colombia sits
- Colombia's centre lies at 3.9°N, 73.1°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 430 km from the equator.
- It straddles the equator, spanning 4°S to 14°N.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Colombia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Colombia would have 1.42 billion people. It has 52.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Colombia would have 4.2 million people. It has 52.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 82.1 million.
About the same size as
Largest in South America
- Brazil8,473,000 km²
- Argentina2,783,000 km²
- Peru1,290,000 km²
- Colombia#4 · 1,135,000 km²
- Bolivia1,087,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11